Biography
Kathy Moser composed songs that addressed subjects as varied as traffic congestion, lawn equipment, individuals recovering from addiction, and political matters. Following a two-year stint performing alongside Rich Volk and Beth Bachmann in Wings Over Water, she turned her primary focus to solo work beginning in 2001, an interval that overlapped with the issuance of the group’s album Get Used to It!
For Moser, the process of songwriting centered on connecting with her creative inspiration. Her material spanned an eclectic mix of idioms, encompassing folk, jazz, and rock. Although she had valued the three-part vocal blend cultivated in Wings Over Water, her independent performances placed greater emphasis on guitar playing.
Between 1996 and 2001 she augmented her performing by offering private instruction in guitar, bass, drums, and songwriting throughout New Jersey. Her initial solo appearances dated to 1989 at the Folk Project in Morristown and at the Common Ground in Summit, prior to the formation of Wings Over Water; additional concerts took place at the Sierra Club and Drew University. The first solo album, Ride Horses, appeared in 1993. An earlier incarnation of the band, featuring vocalists Alex Shipman and Maya Daniels, formed in 1996 yet dissolved the following year amid interpersonal conflicts, after which Moser resumed solo activity and began composing material for Get Used to It!
She subsequently encountered Volk, engaging him to contribute lead guitar, percussion, and backing vocals; he in turn brought Bachmann into the project, where she shared lead and harmony parts while also supplying percussion for the recording.
A native of Strafford, Pennsylvania, Moser relocated with her family to Summit, New Jersey, at which point she began playing guitar at the age of ten. Her parents separated a year afterward, an event that introduced turbulence and prompted introspection, prompting her to turn to music as a means of resilience.
She pursued musical studies at the University of Colorado and at Drew University before completing a bachelor of science degree at New York University in 1987, with concentrations in music, business, and technology. Through performance and composition Moser discovered avenues for spiritual development and personal orientation.
For Moser, the process of songwriting centered on connecting with her creative inspiration. Her material spanned an eclectic mix of idioms, encompassing folk, jazz, and rock. Although she had valued the three-part vocal blend cultivated in Wings Over Water, her independent performances placed greater emphasis on guitar playing.
Between 1996 and 2001 she augmented her performing by offering private instruction in guitar, bass, drums, and songwriting throughout New Jersey. Her initial solo appearances dated to 1989 at the Folk Project in Morristown and at the Common Ground in Summit, prior to the formation of Wings Over Water; additional concerts took place at the Sierra Club and Drew University. The first solo album, Ride Horses, appeared in 1993. An earlier incarnation of the band, featuring vocalists Alex Shipman and Maya Daniels, formed in 1996 yet dissolved the following year amid interpersonal conflicts, after which Moser resumed solo activity and began composing material for Get Used to It!
She subsequently encountered Volk, engaging him to contribute lead guitar, percussion, and backing vocals; he in turn brought Bachmann into the project, where she shared lead and harmony parts while also supplying percussion for the recording.
A native of Strafford, Pennsylvania, Moser relocated with her family to Summit, New Jersey, at which point she began playing guitar at the age of ten. Her parents separated a year afterward, an event that introduced turbulence and prompted introspection, prompting her to turn to music as a means of resilience.
She pursued musical studies at the University of Colorado and at Drew University before completing a bachelor of science degree at New York University in 1987, with concentrations in music, business, and technology. Through performance and composition Moser discovered avenues for spiritual development and personal orientation.
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